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On virtual location: episodic television opens a new frontier for effects artists setting a scene.(Digital Sets)(Editorial)

Computer Graphics World

| June 01, 2006 | McEachern, Martin | COPYRIGHT 2006 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A revolution is under way, and it is being televised. Only, no one has noticed--even as it unfolds before millions of eyes each week on such hit shows as Crossing Jordan, CSI, and Las Vegas. And, it's happening, quite literally, in the background of every show.

Look closely at the detectives on Fox's prime-time drama Bones as they pass through Arlington National Cemetery or at the military officers on NBC's E-Ring as they stride through the parking lot of the Capitol Building, for example. In fact, wherever you find your favorite characters each week--be it near Boston Harbor, the Las Vegas strip, Central Park, the Lincoln Memorial, even in Afghanistan--chances ...

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